Why Is Mind & Body?

      In our clinic, patients usually fill out this form:

      This is one of the evaluations, just like how we check the tongue and pulse to help the pattern diagnosis.

      Our body health is affected by many factors, such as seasons weather change, culture, political and economical issues, physical and mental stress, diet and foods, living environment, sound, bacteria, virus, fungus, etc.

      There are many different types of stress. Stress from family and work are the primary affecting our body health.

      For instance, if a person has trouble in work or family matters, or even worse, in both. This person may experience excessive dreams, poor sleep, headache, grinding teeth, irritable, quick to anger, poor digestion, bloating, constipation, pain, etc. It is because the tensed body accumulated a lot of heat even under a short period of stress.

      Under prolonged and unbearable mental stress from family and/or work, a person may become seriously ill. This is because Qi, Ying and Yang in the body are damaged. Mind sicks first. Body sicks followed.

      Every body is born with different strength and weakness. The weak point is where the health problem shows. If the digestive system is a person’s weaker point, he/she may have acid reflux, poor/excessive appetite, gas, bloating, pain in abdomen, constipation/loose stool, etc.

      If neural-immune system is the weak point, then a person is more vulnerable to bacteria, virus, and fungus infection. Meanwhile, infections can be more severe and need a longer time to recover; Different kinds of allergy may develop, such as allergic sinusitis/ hay fever, gluten intolerance, sensitive skin hives, etc; Autoimmune disease may appear, like eczema, psoriasis, thyroid disease, etc; When immune system loses its surveillance function, different cancers may develop.

      In general, most of the discomforts and illnesses are related to mental stress, the mind sickness. In Chinese medicine, excess of seven emotions, such as joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear, and fright can cause imbalance and disorder. This is one of the most important etiology.